How To Install hp2xx on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp2xx on Debian 12.
What is hp2xx
hp2xx is:
HP2XX reads HPGL ASCII source files, interprets them, and converts them into either another vector-oriented format or one of several rasterfile formats. Currently, its HPGL parser recognizes a subset of the HP 7550A command set. Some high-level functions are missing. Also, only some of the fixed space vector fonts and none of the variable space arc fonts are supported. Beside these limitations, hp2xx has proven to work with many HP-GL sources without any trouble.
There are three methods to install hp2xx on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install hp2xx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install hp2xx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install hp2xx
Install hp2xx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install hp2xx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install hp2xx
Install hp2xx Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install hp2xx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install hp2xx
How To Uninstall hp2xx on Debian 12
To uninstall only the hp2xx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove hp2xx
Uninstall hp2xx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall hp2xx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove hp2xx
Remove hp2xx Configurations and Data
To remove hp2xx configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge hp2xx
Remove hp2xx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove hp2xx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge hp2xx
Dependencies
hp2xx have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hp2xx package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.